TIME: 1546GMT
NEWS: Vermillion (VRML) says positive results of OVA1 study for ovarian cancer
REACTION: Shares moved 34% to the upside following the news before being halted by circuit breaker.

TIME: 1537GMT
NEWS: WSJ says White House is flexible on level of top tax rates
REACTION: E-mini S&P moved from 1390 to 1395 over three minutes following the news. T-notes moved from 133.31 to 133.28+ over the three minute period.

TIME: 1522GMT
NEWS: US House Speaker Boehner says willing to put revenues on the table if accompanied by spending cuts, is optimistic that a deal with Obama can be reached
REACTION: This was squawked at 1521GMT, other news services started coverage at 1522GMT and this is when a reaction was seen where E-mini S&P took a 5.25 point move to the upside, T-Notes moved 2 ticks lower to. EUR/USD moved 13 pips higher in the subsequent 3 minutes.

TIME: 1334GMT
NEWS: BP (BP/ LN) temporarily suspended from new contracts with the US
REACTION: Co.'s shares moved 0.30% to the downside, *UPDATE 1338GMT* co.'s shares have now lost around 2.5% moving to

TIME: 1325GMT
NEWS Over the squawk the desk pointed out a large move to the downside in Gold futures at the Comex open at 13:20GMT, moving around USD 26 from 1735 to USD 1709. The move was attributed to the November futures Gold contract expiring today. Yesterday Dec Gold options expired. Coinciding with Gold weakness, the USD index is trading around highs up 0.25%. Some large stops went through in Gold futures with around 35K sold from 1735 to 1711, equivalent to 3.2mln ounces.
REACTION: This move in Gold caused a knock on effect to other asset classes; E-Mini S&P moved from 1393 down to 1391, T-notes moved up to 133.31 from 133.29+, in FX the USD index gained 0.05%.

TIME: 1315GMT
NEWS: UPS (UPS) are said to be weighing network sharing with rivals in order to save the TNT Express (TNTE NA) deal amid EU antitrust concerns, according to three people familar with the talks
REACTION: TNT Express (TNTE NA) shares initially popped 2.6% to the upside before paring all gains to trade 6.2% lower than pre-announced levels to trade session lows as it emerges that Fedex are focused on blocking the proposed merger.